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Date: 01/12/04 <br />Item: 9. D. <br />John Rose Minnesota OVAL <br />Thursday, January 08, 2004 <br />Council, <br />With this item I simply want to raise the possibility <br />that we should ask the State Legislature for some kind <br />of financial help for the John Rose Minnesota OVAL. <br />As you know, OVAL operating costs are significant. <br />This is partly due to the cost of electricity for running <br />the compressors that keep the outdoor ice frozen. <br />Perhaps the State Legislature would be interested in <br />one-time funding of a demonstration proj ect for a fuel <br />cell at the OVAL. That type of pilot project may help <br />demonstrate the feasibility of this technology for <br />generating electricity. It may help u s with our <br />operating costs. Perhaps this is a win-win. <br />I have no detailed cost or feasibility information at this <br />time. Rather, the question is: <br />Should we spend staff time developing more <br />detailed information as possibly the basis for a <br />Roseville proposal to the State Legislature <br />regarding improvements to the John Rose <br />Minnesota OVAL? <br />Neal <br />